tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post2583763256270477037..comments2024-03-18T19:20:51.036-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 1, 2015): Oh, the Places You'll GoBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-61362874679778915492015-02-08T08:33:27.722-08:002015-02-08T08:33:27.722-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-83560514672865712102015-02-08T07:45:13.068-08:002015-02-08T07:45:13.068-08:00Still working on this. Peter Collins also created...Still working on this. Peter Collins also created the recent Halle Berry -> holly berry puzzle.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-9683995309591513682015-02-08T05:05:44.861-08:002015-02-08T05:05:44.861-08:00Next week's challenge: The challenge comes fro...Next week's challenge: The challenge comes from listener Peter Collins of Ann Arbor, Mich. Name someone who's the subject of many jokes; two words. Remove the space between the words. Insert the letters O and N in that order — not necessarily consecutively — inside this string of letters. The result, reading from left to right, will be two words of opposite meaning that this someone might say. Who is it, and what are the words?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-83627513004491018682015-02-06T09:32:40.145-08:002015-02-06T09:32:40.145-08:00My favorite clue was SDB's "orange with e...My favorite clue was SDB's "orange with envy" post. Couldn't top it.<br /><br />Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414999868454070433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-65953340818933792582015-02-06T09:30:45.192-08:002015-02-06T09:30:45.192-08:00Yes, welcome BookThief! We like newbies!!! Yes, welcome BookThief! We like newbies!!! Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414999868454070433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-67259982259676049302015-02-06T06:19:44.746-08:002015-02-06T06:19:44.746-08:00I'm glad I sent in Erie and Eire. I thought i...I'm glad I sent in Erie and Eire. I thought it was too far-fetched but have learned that I shouldn't be deterred by that!Uncle Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13769784532885433156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-50211485253401874682015-02-06T03:02:43.035-08:002015-02-06T03:02:43.035-08:00UKulele might have been too obvious but I intended...UKulele might have been too obvious but I intended to reveal that the European answer was located in the United KingdomAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03930434297570892518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69023747368694372952015-02-06T00:23:18.663-08:002015-02-06T00:23:18.663-08:00It has me curious,as well.It has me curious,as well.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-74470119351320772692015-02-05T23:31:26.017-08:002015-02-05T23:31:26.017-08:00I posted on Sun Feb 01, at 10:17:00 AM PST
Oh, ho...I posted on Sun Feb 01, at 10:17:00 AM PST<br /><br />Oh, how could <b><i>I</i></b>, with <b><i>MY HANDLE,</i></b> not get this one?<br /><br />A synonym of "Weird" is "eerie", and the other part of my handle, Enya, is a native of Ireland, or "Eire" in Irish Gaelic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-81127275793069622942015-02-05T23:01:18.679-08:002015-02-05T23:01:18.679-08:00My hints were security (for first Secretary of Hom...My hints were <b>security</b> (for first Secretary of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge, from Erie, PA) and <b>tomorrow</b> (which,on Sunday, was Groundhog Day, an interruption of the <i>hibernation</i> of certain marmots -- Hibernia seems not to be etymologically related, however).<br />SERIES, believe it or not, was an accident. I noticed it immediately after posting, but decided to let it stand and see if the context provided adequate camouflage.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-65010315529909739202015-02-05T17:18:59.035-08:002015-02-05T17:18:59.035-08:00My reference to Shannon Sharpe was a reference to ...My reference to Shannon Sharpe was a reference to Shannon Ireland. Snipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756899374006781682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-72218817870217321522015-02-05T17:10:10.861-08:002015-02-05T17:10:10.861-08:00"I gotta mule, her name is Sal, fifteen years..."I gotta mule, her name is Sal, fifteen years on the Erie Canal."Ecoliformhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12344870970179961600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-31616153176697882822015-02-05T16:35:36.897-08:002015-02-05T16:35:36.897-08:00Welcome, BookThief!Welcome, BookThief!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-26689959488372534282015-02-05T16:18:31.949-08:002015-02-05T16:18:31.949-08:00Embarrassing that it took so long to get this as I...Embarrassing that it took so long to get this as I live/work in the U.S. city... Just figured we weren't popular enough anymore to be the actual answer. (Also, my first post here. I've been following along for years!)BookThiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326936772309474452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-55864414897553093922015-02-05T15:57:58.463-08:002015-02-05T15:57:58.463-08:00Thanks for the kudos, ron. For my money, ecoarcite...Thanks for the kudos, ron. For my money, ecoarcitect's "on-air" and reference to error via mistake were purely blissful, subtle, and clever clues for this puzzle.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-8097832528545337462015-02-05T15:19:06.398-08:002015-02-05T15:19:06.398-08:00"... almost 1/2 of a kilometer to solve the p..."... almost 1/2 of a kilometer to solve the puzzle on my run ...". Kilometer has 9 letters, 4 (almost half) of which are I E E R, which anagrams to the answer(s).Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03267575912220886002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-67263555114915068062015-02-05T14:40:57.501-08:002015-02-05T14:40:57.501-08:00(Unable to post earlier)
ERIE, Pennsylvania or the...(Unable to post earlier)<br /><b><i>ERIE</i></b>, Pennsylvania or the Great Lake.<br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89ire" rel="nofollow"><b><b><i>EIRE</i></b></b></a> = Ireland. Check out the pronunciations (British & American) of EIRE <a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/EIRE" rel="nofollow"><b><i>HERE</i></b></a>. There are probably few Americans who know how to pronounce EIRE correctly. “Potato/potahto” good clue WW!<br />Then there are the little too obvious references to EERIE clues such as Chuck's “odd feeling” & Rob's “strange melody,” etc.ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302749761931016101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-5501244791116578882015-02-05T14:21:10.013-08:002015-02-05T14:21:10.013-08:00Yes, and if you leave the A in you get A STREP THR...Yes, and if you leave the A in you get A STREP THROAT. I had a strep throat when I was a kid. skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-31568999961949859182015-02-05T13:43:52.429-08:002015-02-05T13:43:52.429-08:00ERIE and EIRE. ...ERIE and EIRE. Also, concerning THAT SORE PART: Drop an A and rearrange the rest to get STREP THROAT, though I hope no one here has it. Take it from me, you don't want it.patjberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593445116920910239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-3622584973726194892015-02-05T13:11:05.525-08:002015-02-05T13:11:05.525-08:00Writing of eerie, the eerie duplicating bug appear...Writing of eerie, the eerie duplicating bug appears to be fixed. Blaine, did you fix it?Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-18737024082556087952015-02-05T13:00:11.257-08:002015-02-05T13:00:11.257-08:00Me too!
My comment, "Strange puzzle . . . &q...Me too!<br /><br />My comment, "Strange puzzle . . . "<br /><br />Strange => (e)erie.Bob Kerfufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615811802419025933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-6696982857547283452015-02-05T12:36:57.939-08:002015-02-05T12:36:57.939-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Uncle Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13769784532885433156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-80223100958201358042015-02-05T12:36:35.039-08:002015-02-05T12:36:35.039-08:00Per Wikipedia, ɛərə, or eːɾʲə.Per Wikipedia, <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/18/Eire.ogg" rel="nofollow">ɛərə</a>, or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Eire_pronunciation.ogg" rel="nofollow">eːɾʲə</a>.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-41289743727950500342015-02-05T12:32:58.785-08:002015-02-05T12:32:58.785-08:00Eire is in Ireland, technically not on the contine...Eire is in Ireland, technically not on the continent of Europebenmar12001https://www.blogger.com/profile/02721420444783718903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-10085380626478181702015-02-05T12:21:35.334-08:002015-02-05T12:21:35.334-08:00It's a crossword puzzle fave, but I've nev...It's a crossword puzzle fave, but I've never heard anyone pronounce it.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414999868454070433noreply@blogger.com